Stone Glacier and Kifaru

[BigBird]

Nice work BB, that was a ass kickin on those packs. Can't wait for my highcamp to show up.

 

[Travis Bertrand]

Bb, what camera are you using for filming? Great vid as always

 

[ohhiitznik]

Durability Testing:

http://vimeo.com/62037928


The music is for Nik.

That music is better! I wish I could throw packs off a cliff for testing!

 

[Matt Cashell]

Bb, what camera are you using for filming? Great vid as always

Filmed with the Nikon J1.

 

[westside elkhunter]

Bitterroot Bulls that was heck of a durability test. After their pressure wash. How long did it take the packs to dry out?

 

[Mckinnon]

Great videos as usual Bitterroot, Thanks for the effort!

 

[fillthefreezer]

@jmez, whatcha cookin!?

 

[fillthefreezer]

looks like this vid was more fun for you than the bend and twist vid eh matt?

 

[Matt Cashell]

looks like this vid was more fun for you than the bend and twist vid eh matt?

FTF,

My back/abs STILL hurt.

But thanks for reminding me ...

WE,

I will go check to see if they dried out yet. It was cold last night, they might have frozen.

 

[jmez]

@jmez, whatcha cookin!?

Chuck roast last night!

 

[Manosteel]

That was crazy! I had to rewind the video as I couldn't believe how you just all of a sudden turned around and chucked the first pack off a 50 ft cliff. lol

They certainly got the right guy for the review, I don't think I could intentional abuse a pack the way you did.

 

[Matt Cashell]

I don't think I could intentional abuse a pack the way you did.

Abuse?

You never know when you are going to find yourself in a spot where you and your pack are going to need to take separate paths down the mountain:

 

[O'Really]

That music is better! I wish I could throw packs off a cliff for testing!

I did this same torture test this past fall. I was "cliffed out", as the video says, and my situation was quickly becoming dangerous. The two packs tested were a Barney's frame pack, and a Kuiu Icon pack. Both packs were heavily loaded with sheep meat, cape and horns. The packs tumbled a couple hundred feet down a mountain, at a significant velocity.

Barneys' pack survived unscathed. No damage whatsoever. Kuiu pack broke its carbon fiber frame. Another thing I noticed about the Kuiu pack, was the use of cheap and chincy buckles and hardware. Multiple buckles broke on the Kuiu during the course of our hunt.

I've yet to be convinced that I will ever use anything other than an external frame pack for any of my mountain hunting. That Kifaru pack looks nice, and has me tempted to give one a try, I just don't think it can handle the rigors and abuse that my packs go through during a typical fall hunting season.

 

[Manosteel]

lol true, but all the same, I'm glad you are the one doing it! The packs look like the both did great!

 

[HellsCanyon]

I just hope this review puts some of the durability naysayers of SG to rest...

Mike

 

[cmeier117]

I did this same torture test this past fall. I was "cliffed out", as the video says, and my situation was quickly becoming dangerous. The two packs tested were a Barney's frame pack, and a Kuiu Icon pack. Both packs were heavily loaded with sheep meat, cape and horns. The packs tumbled a couple hundred feet down a mountain, at a significant velocity.

Barneys' pack survived unscathed. No damage whatsoever. Kuiu pack broke its carbon fiber frame. Another thing I noticed about the Kuiu pack, was the use of cheap and chincy buckles and hardware. Multiple buckles broke on the Kuiu during the course of our hunt.

I've yet to be convinced that I will ever use anything other than an external frame pack for any of my mountain hunting. That Kifaru pack looks nice, and has me tempted to give one a try, I just don't think it can handle the rigors and abuse that my packs go through during a typical fall hunting season.

I would honestly talk with Aron about the abuse he puts his through, if you are worried about it just get a Kifaru pack with a Duplex frame. I would be really suprised if the Duplex with a highcamp bag didn't do everything your barney's does with more comfort.

 

[Ryan Avery]

Nothing gets beat up more than a heavily used pack in the military NOTHING! Kifaru and MR hold up just fine.

 

[Matt Cashell]

Bitterroot Bulls that was heck of a durability test. After their pressure wash. How long did it take the packs to dry out?

Sorry for the delay. The outsides we're dry, insides damp this afternoon. I took them off the frames and flipped the bags inside out to finish drying.

They spent the night in cold conditions though.

 

[O'Really]

Nothing gets beat up more than a heavily used pack in the military NOTHING! Kifaru and MR hold up just fine.

I am down with that. I don't doubt Kifaru and other premium packs are of the highest quality and can withstand the rigors of severe abuse. I guess in my circumstance, it comes down to the ability to "comfortably" move extremely heavy loads, and for me, I've never found anything other than an external that sufficiently accomplishes that.

 

[123 4/8 P&Y]

I am down with that. I don't doubt Kifaru and other premium packs are of the highest quality and can withstand the rigors of severe abuse. I guess in my circumstance, it comes down to the ability to "comfortably" move extremely heavy loads, and for me, I've never found anything other than an external that sufficiently accomplishes that.

I recently wagered $831 that you are wrong. Good luck to me.